Burner for gas and pulverized fuel



Dec. 22, 193i. 'A C, BANKS BURNER FOR GAS AND PULVERIZED FUEL Filed Jan. 9, 1931 5 Sheets-Sheet www,

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WN NNY Dec. 22, 1.931. A, Q BANKS 1,837,358

BURNER FOR GAS AND PULVERIZED FUEL Filed Jan. 9, 1951 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR mmf Dec. 22, 1931. A. c. DANKS BURNER FOR GAS AND PULVERIZED FUEL 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Jan. 9, 1931 INVENTOR Dec.22, 1931. A C, BANKS 1,837,358

BURNER FOR GAS AND PULVERIZED FUEL Mtb@ @im A. C. DANKS Dec. 22, 1931.

BURNER FOR GAS AND PULVERIZED FUEL 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed dan. 9, 1951 VIII/1,111,111

61, NVENTOR Patented Dec. 2.2, -19,31v 'u ALFRED o. BANKS, or cLEvnLAND, cinanssrenon rro THE asuman-BANKS .colu- )1 f aiaplicauon 'mea January'a.' 1931. seriai No. soszo.

The invention relates to a' burner for use with fuel of various kinds, being designed particularlyfor use with blast furnace gas or producerlgas or pulverized fuel, 'but not being restricted in use to these particular fuels. It has\for its rimary objects, the provision of4 a contracti lenozzle which can be varied in cross section to eet varying conditions and still maintain a symmetrical shape; 'the provision of a contractible nozzle in which vanes rare provided-for giving the fuel a whirlingor spiraling movement which may be adjusted to'ineet requirementsthe provision of a nozzle ofthe character specified having improved and simplified means for operating it, and for protecting the operating mechanism from the particles of solid matter always present in various fuels andP carried along at high velocity; the provision` of improved meansl wherebyl lthe -position andlength of the 'flamell may be regulated; and the provision of improved' means for admit- `ting and regulating the air supply usedto supplement .that introduced through Ithe burner nozzle withthe fuel. Certainembodimentsjofvthe. invention are illustratedfin the accompanying drawings, wherein: .I

y. Figuregl lisa vertical section through one form of the nozzle on 'the line I l of Fig. 2,' 3o but with all but two of the nozzle plates removed'.y lFig. 2 isa 'diagrammatic Vsection through the burner on. the lie IIe-II of' Fig. 1 showing it yin its two extremes of adjustment. Figs. 3 and 4 aregside elevationv views on an enlarged. scale of the innen and outer Aplates which make up the contraetibleA nozzle. Figs. 5 and 6 are side .elevation and f plan views respectively of a modied form of orifice plate. Fig. 7 is'aI partial side eleva- 46 tionl of a modification. LAnd Figs. 8, 9, 'and 10 show another modification involving a nozzle of rectangular cross section employing only four orifice plates, Figs. 8 and 9 being longitudinal sections at 90 degrees from each@ other, onlyT .two of the nozzle plates in each section being shown, and Fig. 10 an endlelevation.' l. .t A

Referring first to the ,construction shown in Figs. 1 to 5, 1 isa boiler setting, and 2 is an annular supporting ringfor the burner suitspect to the body of fuel and air flowing IPANY, A. CORPORATION' 0F OHIO v mmnnnaroneas rULvZEmzED FUEL lably secured to the setting. Leading throug the ring is the forward section, 3 of the conduit for thegas 40r other fuel and air, such conduit also including the sections 4 and 4a, and the section 5 which may be curved` or straight depending on conditions. The section'3 has clam ,d to its end by the screws an Jextension "tu e 7 by means of which the distance inside' the wall 1 where the flame starts maybe adjusted. The tube 7 carries a plurality of turbulating vanes'S, 8 securedl by thebolts 9 which permits the angular adjustlnenty of .the vanes. Supplemental air supplied through a series of ports l0 in the ring. 2, such ports being'governed by a'n" annular plate or damper 11, mounted for rotation on the Jring and provided with a plurality of ports Vsimilar to the ports 10 which nay be brought more or less -into registration withv the ports 10 to regulate the airradmis-` sion area. The plate 11 is also provided with agear 12 meshing with a worm 13 whose shaft is carried by the bracket 14:. Therotation of this worm regulates the position of thefplate 1.1` and may be accomplished b means of a suitable hand wheel (not shown lcarried (by the shaft of the worm. The vanes 8 mayfbeadjusted to make the flow of supplemental air at any desired angle with rethrough the tube 7.

' 'Clamped between the opposing endsof the conduit sections-4 and 5,by the bolts l'is a spider consisting of Vthe rim portion 16, thel arms 17 and the central lcasing 18.` Extending' longitudinally of the casing 18 'is the threaded operating-rod 19 for regulating the size of the nozzle opening, aslater described. This rod .is threaded through a bnshingd which carries the bevel gear 20, the gear 20 90.

meshing with the gear'21 on the shaft 22 Y carrying at its outer eridvthe" hand wheelu 23. A. sleeve -24 acts as' a thrustbe'aing for the gear 20. 'Ehe spideris madein two sections split along the line 25m-permit of 95 the assembling 'of theparts, and the hollow interior is lled/ with 'a thick lubricant, which keeps the dirt from working into the casing. The left hand end of fthe-casing is n tapered, as indicated at-26,'"f1toreduce tlieVIOO resistance oii'ered to the flow of fuel and air,

and the arms 17 of the spider are made of a cross section longest in the direction of flow of the gas for a similar reason. v

' The adjustable nozzle is, in the particular construction sho'wn in Figs. 1 to 5,made up of a plurality o f hingedv overlapping 'platesy in two series, the plates 27, six in number, constituting the inner series, and `the plates 28also six in number, constituting the outer series. The plates are hinged at their 'inlet ends to the blocks 29 whlch are secured to the conduit section 4a by the bolts 30. In order to give flexibility to the movement of the outer plates 28, so .that they may adjust themselves to the inner plates27 and contact with them throughout their length, these plates 28 are not hinged directly to the blocks 29 but are secured loosely thereto through the intermediary of the floating hinge members 31. Each me1nplates Vare pressed fao ber 31 is provided with a pair of screws 32 whose ends engage conical recesses 33 in the plate 28, the screws being held in adjusted `positions by the lock nuts 34. The outer yieldingly inward by springs 35 through the intermediary of -the plungers 36 whlch engage the screws 37 threaded into thehinge members -31 so that the tension 4of the springs may be adjusted. The springs are carried in pockets 38 secured to the conduitsection 4 by thev bolts 39. Provision ,isthus made for contracting the nozzle, since the outer plates which are pressed inwardby the springs, press the inner plates-inward because of the overlapping *arrangementindicated in'Fi 2.

i The inward movement of t e plates is conmeans of the toggle arms 40 having ball engagement with the head 41 carried by the end of the rod. The outer ends of the toggle arms are pivoted to bolts 42 which extend through the inner plates 27: and serve as adjusting pivots for the turbulating vanes 43. The plates also carry at their forward ends the vanes 44-clamped in any desired position of adjustment by the bolts 45. The vanes 43V and 44 give the fuel a whirling or spiral movement. These may be adjusted to meet re-y quirements, and the rotary direction. of flow may be made either' clockwise or counter clockwlse as may be desired. In order to reduce the resistance ofthe air and fuel j through the conduit and to prevent a collection of fuel behind the plates 27 and 28,

f A. the liner 46 is arranged so as to overlap the rear ends of such plates. -To permit of the removal of any fuel'collected behind the plates 27 and 28, hand holes 47 are provided at intervals in the conduit section 4, such hand holes being normallyfclosedby the I -cover plates 48.

If desired, the vanes on-the (inner plates may be made integralA insteadof adjustable,

as shown in Figs. 5 and Gand various shapes and forms of vanes may be used. In `the figures referred to, 49 is the body of the vane and 50 and 51 are integral with such body.

- Fig. 7 involves a. modification in the form of blades and in the means for governing their inward movement. 4I-Iere the end of the rod 52 corresponding to the rod' 19 of the Fig. 1 construction is provided at its end with a spider 53 having six arms provided with the screws 54. These screws have slotted heads 55 engaging longitudinal ribs 56 on the six inner oriicial'plates 57 cor- -responding to the inner plates 27 of the Fig.

1 construction. The outer plates arethe same as in the Fig. 1 construction being pressed inward in a similar manner. r When the rod 52 is moved to the left, as shown in dotted lines, the plates move inward an'd contract the diameter of the nozzle and when y the rod moves to the right the nozzle is expanded. The screws 54 are locked in adjusted position by means of the nuts 58.

Figs. 8, 9 and 10 illustrate a modification in which the nozzle is approximately rectangular in cross section, its walls consisting of two flat side plates 59, 59, and'two end plates 60, 60 which are approximately V-shape in cross section (Fig. 10) In this construction, the edges of the inner plates 59, 59 lie inside the edges of the end plates 60, 60 and are yieldingly pulled outwardly by means ofthe springs 61, 61. Thesesprings act through the rods 62, 62 which have pin and slot connections at 63, 63 with the ribs 64, 64 on the plates 59, 59 (Fig. 9). The nozzleis contracted against the tension of the springs by means of the rod 64*1 carrying the toggle arms 65, 65 connected at their outer ends to the end plates. The plates are `all hinged at their inlet ends to the brackets 66 and 67 (Figs. 8 and 9) secured to the conduit section 68 by means of the bolts 69. vThe nozzle is indicated in fully expanded position by the full lines and in contracted position by the dotted lines.

Therod 64a is moved endwise to control the contraction of the nozzle by mechanism similar to that describedin connection with the construction of Figs. 1 to 5 and including the nutI 70, the bevel gears 71, 72, the spider 73 supporting the mechanism and the-shaft 74 operated by the hand wheel 75. The nozzle is carried in suitable conduit sections 68, 76, and 77, the latter of which is provided with an adjustable extension 78 similar tothe extension 7 of Fig. 1. The inner faces of the plates 59, 59 may be provided with any desired number and arrangement of turbulating blades to secure a mixing action of the stream the construction of Figs. 8, 9, and for supplying additional air to the conduit. This arrangement includes the sereslof rectangular openings 79, 79 controlled by the series ot dampers 80, 80 mounted on the transverse shafts 81, 8l. The position of the dampers is vadjusted bymeans of the hand levers 82, 82'

pivoted at 83, 83 and connected to the arms 84, 84 on the shattsQSl, 8l by means of the rods 85, 85, the arms 84 being keyed to the shafts 81'. Means are also provided for fur? ther agitating and mixing the air and fue-lf iowing through the conduit in the form of' the plurality of angle plates 86, 86 carried by the rods-87, 87. These rods are provided with lever varms 88, 88 connected by the rods 89, 89

and operated by the hand levers 90, 90 pivotally mounted on the brackets 91, 91.

It desired the shafts 22 and 74 may be operated by means of an automatic control so` that the orifice may bechanged 1n aczordanceto the load'. The worm 13 (Fig. l) and shafts 81 governing the air supplymay also be changed automatically if desired in order to maintain any desired ratio ot air to coal or' other fuel., Air may also be introduced under pressure if desjrecj l 4l. In combination in aburner, alconduit and an -adjustable nozzle `in the conduit made up of aplurality of plates which-together' form a complete tube otpolygonal cross section, each hingedlat its inlet end and free vto 'move iny and out at its other end, and means for swinging tlie platesin and'out to provide a'multi-sided nozzle of varying taper depend'-` ing upon the degree at which the plates vare tilted. 'f 2. In combination in a burner, a conduit,

' and au adjustable nozzle in the conduit made up ot a' plurality of plates each hinged at its inlet end and'free to move in and out at itsother end, and means'tor swinging the plates in and out to provide a multi-sided nozzle' of varyingtapr 'depending upon the degree at `other end, and means for swinging the plates in andout to provide amulti-sidednozzle'ot varyingltaper depending upon the degree atI which the, plates vfare tilted, a part of saidl plates being provided with blades or vanes I each ot which projects from the inner face of the plate vcarrying it, at right angles thereto and ext-ends longitudinally of such plate but at an angle to its longitudinal center line.

4.111 combination in a burner, a conduit,

and an adjustable nozzle in the-conduit made up of a plurality ot plates each hinged at of but at an angle to its longitudinal center its inlet end and free to move in and out the qlates in and out to provide a multi-sidednozz e of. varying taper depending upon the degree at' which the plates are tilted, a part 7 of said plates being providedV with blades or vanes, each of which. is secured or angu- .lar adjustment on the inner face, of the' plate carrying it and extends longitudinally thereline. r

5, In combination in a burner,`a conduit,-

and an adjustable nozzle 'in `lthe conduit Y. made up vof an inner and an outer row of plates with the members of both rows spaced 8 apart and` with the plates of one. row in staggered relation-with respect to the plates' of the other row, so that the plates of` the outer-row overlap the spaces between the plates of the inner row, 4said plates being '85 I pivoted at their inlet ends so that their otherV -endsmay be swung toward and trom the center line of the nozzle.

6. In combmation 1n a burner, a conduit,"

and an adjustable nozzle in the conduit made up ot aninner and anouter row of plates with themembers of both rows spaced apart l'- 4- lvand 'with the plates of one row in' staggered relation with respect tothe plates of the other`-.

row, so that the plates of the outer row over- 95 lap the spaces between the plates of the,

inner row, said plates being pivoted at their inletends so that their other ,ends may be Iswung ltoward and from the center line-of -J at its other end, and means for swinging e the nozzle, means for moving the members of the, inner row of plates in 'and' out,and yielding means pressing the members of the dll-ter row of plates yeldingly'against the members of theinner row.

7; In combination in a burner, a conduit, i105 and an adjustable 'nozzle in the conduit made up of an inner and an'outer row of plates with the members'y o'both rows spaced apart and with the plates of one row in staggered.

lap e spaces betweenthe plates of the inner inner row-to the conduit, otherhinge mem-v relationwith respect to the plates of the other 110 .i row so that the plates of the outer row roverrow, means for pivoting the platesA of them' berscarried by the conduit, alost motion .115

adjustable connection between said hinge members and the .plates of the outei` row,

meansfor moving the members' of the inner row of plates in and out, and yieldingmeans pressing the members' of the outer row of 120.

plates'yieldingly againstfthe -members\10f the inner row'. 1 1 1 8. In combination in a burner, aconduit, f

and an adjustable.'l nozzle in thev conduit '(1 made up of a'plur'alityt plates which to-" '125 .gether form a complete tube of polygonal" cross section, each hinged at its inlet end and free to move `in and out at its other end, and means -for swinging the plates in and out to provide a tapering multi-sided 133 hingeds and `an.operating device therefor i zei mounted in the conduit for movement longitudinally thereof. j

9. In combination in-a burner, a conduit, and an adjustable nozzle in the conduit made up of a plurality VVofplates which together form a complete tube of polygonal 'v-cross section, each hinged at its inlet end` and free-to move in and out at its other end, and means kfor swinging the plates in and out to .provide a tapering multi-sided nozzle of varyingtapen depending upon the degree at which the plates are tilted, said means comprising toggle links carried by the plates, a central member to which they are hinged, al threaded operating rod extending axially .of theconduit, a nut engaging the rod and supported against movement longitudinally 'thereof and gear means operable from outside the conduit for rotating said nut.

A 10. In lcombination in a burner, a conduit, -and an adjustable nozzle in the conduit made up of a-plurality of plates which ltogether form a cemplete tube of polygonal cross section, each hinged at its inlet end'and free" to move in and out at its other end, means for swinging the plates'in and out, comprising toggle links pivoted to the plates, a central hinge block to which "they are pivoted, -a lthreaded operating rod ,connected to said V block, a nut engaging the rod, gear means.

operable from the exterior of the conduit for rotating the nut, anda gear casing mounted i in the conduit and enclosing and supporting said-'gear means and nut.

y l1. In combination in a burner, a conduit and an adjustable nozzle in the conduit made up'of a plurality of plates which together form a complete tube of polygonal crosssection, each hinged at its inlet end and free to move in and out at'its other end,r1neans `for swinging the plates in and out, compris .ing toggle links pivoted to the plates, a central hinge block to which they are pivoted,`

athreaded operating rod connected tosaid o'block, ra nut engaging the rod, gear means operable from the exterior of the conduit fcgi' rotating the nut, and a' gear casing mounted in the conduit and enclosing and supporting a. said gear means and nut, said casing being in the'form of a spider with a. central cavity for the gears and nut. i .f

`l2. In combination in a burner, a conduit,

an adjustable nozzle in the conduit made'up i of a plurality of plates whichV together form a complete tube of polygonal cross section,

- eachwhinged at its inlet end and free to move in and outfat its other end, and means for f swinging the plates in and out to provide a `multi-sided nozzle. of varying taper, said means comprising bolts carried by the plates adjustment on the inner end of the conduit. i

14E. ,In combination in a burner, a supporting ring having inlet ports therethrough with regulatingmeans therefor, a conduit extending 4through the ring, a nozzleadjustable as to cross section in the conduit, a tubular exe tension member mounted for longitudinal adjustment on the inner end of the conduit, and turbulating blades carried by said extension and rovided with means whereby their angularity may be adjusted.

l5. In combination in a burner, a conduit and an adjustable nozzle in the conduit made up'l of two side members and two end mem= bers which together form a Complete tube of polygonal cross section each` hinged at its inlet end and free to move in and out `at its other end to provide a multi-sided nozzlevof varyingvtaper depending upon the degree at which the members are tilted, and means for up of two side members and two end members i which together form a complete tube of polygonal cross section each hinged at its inlet end and free to,move in and out at its other end to provide a multi-sided nozzle of varying taper depending upon the degree at which the members are tilted, and means for adjusting the members in and out, said end members, being of approximately V cross section and the side members comprising flat plates with their side edges lying inside the end members. l

17. In combination in a. burner, a conduit and an adjustable nozzle in the conduit made up of two end members of approximatelyV swinging the plates in and out to provide af multi-sided nozzle ofvaryingtaper depending on the degree at which the plates are. tiltform a omplete tube of polygonal eross'secvtion, each hinged at its inlet end and free to move in andout at its other end, means for Y ed, and a plurality of spaced agitating vanes arranged in the conduit at the inlet end of the nozzle and mounted for tilting adjustment'.

In testimony whereof, Ihave hereunto subscribed my name this 6th day of Jan., 1931.

ALFRED C. BANKS. 

